yell
verb /jel/
/jel/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they yell | /jel/ /jel/ |
| he / she / it yells | /jelz/ /jelz/ |
| past simple yelled | /jeld/ /jeld/ |
| past participle yelled | /jeld/ /jeld/ |
| -ing form yelling | /ˈjelɪŋ/ /ˈjelɪŋ/ |
- to shout loudly, for example because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain
- yell (at somebody/something) He yelled at the other driver.
- yell at somebody to do something She yelled at the child to get down from the wall.
- yell with something They yelled with excitement.
- yell out (in something) She yelled out in pain.
- + speech ‘Be careful!’ he yelled.
- yell something (at somebody/something) The crowd yelled encouragement at the players.
- yell out something He yelled out her name.
- yell for something He yelled for help.
Synonyms shoutshout- yell
- cry
- scream
- cheer
- bellow
- raise your voice
- shout to say something in a loud voice; to speak loudly and often angrily to somebody:
- Stop shouting and listen!
- ‘Run!’ he shouted.
- yell to shout loudly, for example because you are angry, excited, frightened or in pain:
- She yelled at the boy to get down from the wall.
- cry (rather formal or literary) to shout loudly:
- She ran over to the window and cried for help.
- scream to shout something in a loud high voice because you are afraid, angry or excited:
- He screamed at me to stop.
- cheer (especially of a crowd of people) to shout loudly to show support or praise for somebody, or to encourage them:
- We all cheered as the team came onto the field.
- bellow to shout in a loud deep voice, especially because you are angry:
- ‘Quiet!’ the teacher bellowed.
- raise your voice to speak loudly to somebody, especially because you are angry:
- She never once raised her voice to us.
- to shout/yell/cry/raise your voice to somebody
- to shout/yell/scream/bellow at somebody
- to shout/yell/cry out/scream/bellow in pain/anguish/rage, etc.
- to shout/cry out/scream for joy/excitement/delight, etc.
- to shout/yell/cry out/scream with excitement/triumph, etc.
- to shout/yell/scream/bellow at somebody to do something
- to shout/yell/scream abuse
- to shout/yell/cry/scream for help
Extra Examples- He yelled at me furiously.
- She yelled back at me to mind my own business.
- She yelled in pain as she touched the hot iron.
- The children were yelling with delight.
- ‘How close are they?’ I shouted. ‘I don't know,’ she yelled back.
- ‘Watch out!’ he yelled.
- I had to yell at the top of my lungs.
- I had to yell at the top of my voice to make myself heard.
- Stop yelling at me!
- The crowd yelled encouragement to the team.
- The man was yelling furiously at the other driver.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- loudly
- angrily
- furiously
- …
- hear somebody
- at
- for
- in
- …
Word OriginOld English g(i)ellan (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch gillen and German gellen.